RICHARD W. HODGE
YEMASSEE - Richard W. Hodge, 25, a former certified welder, died Friday in a Ridgeland hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Sauls Funeral Home of Ridgeland. Burial will be at 4 p.m. in Oak Grove Methodist Church cemetery of Manning.
Mr. Hodge was born in Charleston, a son of Charles H. Hodge and Myrtle Marie Owens Hodge. He was a grocer at South End Harris Teeter and a volunteer with the Beaufort County Board of Disabilities. He was a member of Sheldon Baptist Church of Sheldon.
Surviving are four brothers, Jerry Hodge of Summerville, Steven A. Hodge of Port Royal, James Hodge and Gerald C. Hodge, both of Yemassee; five sisters, Sandra M. Johns and Melba D. Knight, both of Brunswick, Ga., Susan R. McNabb of Maryville, Tenn., Denise E. Briar of Jonesboro, Ga., and Hallie M. Adams of Charleston.
[dated Sunday, July 12, 1998]
VINCENT R. AIELLO
KINGSTREE - Vincent R. Aiello, 70, a retired chemist with FermPro Co. of Kingstree, died Friday in a Florence hospital. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Ann's Catholic Church. Burial, directed by Williamsburg Funeral Home, will be in Kingstree Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Aiello was born in Staten Island, N.Y., a son of Ciro Aiello and Mary Pesce Aiello. He was a member of Kingstree Moose Lodge and of St. Ann's Catholic Church.
Surviving are his wife, Jean M. Aiello; three daughters, Jeanne Burns of Chicago, Joan Matthys of Algonquin, Ill., and Kathryn Schad of Cary, Ill.; two sisters, Anne Talercio and Rose Marie DeAngelis, both of New York; and seven grandchildren.
[dated Sunday, July 12, 1998]
CAROLINA B. BRIGHT
GREENVILLE - Carolina Bobby "Big C" Bright, 40, died Friday in Greenville. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Dimery and Rogers Funeral Home of Kingstree.
[dated Sunday, July 12, 1998]
WALTER GRAHAM
KINGSTREE - Walter "Pete" Graham, 80, died Friday at his residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Dimery and Rogers Funeral Home.
[dated Sunday, July 12, 1998]
IRENE F. STURGEON
ELLOREE - Irene Linett Felkel Sturgeon, 86, a retired bookkeeper with Bowling and Weeks, died Friday in a St. Matthews nursing home. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. today in Fogle- Hungerpiller Funeral Home. Burial will be in Jerusalem United Methodist Church cemetery.
Mrs. Sturgeon was born in Orangeburg County, a daughter of William D. Felkel and Ida Linett Felkel. She was a member of Elloree United Methodist Church and the widow of Henry M. Sturgeon.
Surviving are four sisters, Marie Heape of Fort Motte, Leila Koon of Lexington, Georgia Heape of St. Matthews and Mary Sue Wiles of Cameron.
[dated Sunday, July 12, 1998]
SHIRLEY Y. JACKSON
POLKTON, N.C. - Shirley Young Jackson, 42, died Friday in a Charlotte hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday in New Hope Baptist Church in Holly Hill, S.C. Burial, directed by Avinger Funeral Home of Holly Hill, will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Jackson was born in Charleston, a daughter of Wilmont E. Young and Maude Seabrook Young.
Surviving are her husband, the Rev. Randy Jackson; a daughter, Megan R. Jackson of Polkton; a son, Randy N. Jackson Jr. of Polkton; two sisters, Beth Bell of Charleston and Ruth Barbee of Travelers Rest, S.C.; and a brother, David Young of Georgia.
[dated Sunday, July 12, 1998]
BENJAMIN MATHEWES Jr.
Benjamin Louis Mathewes Jr., 82, of Charleston, a retired employee relations superintendent, died Thursday. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. today in Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Burial will be private, according to McAlister's Downtown Chapel.
Mr. Mathewes was born in Charleston, a son of Benjamin L. Mathewes and Mae G. Dowell Mathewes. He was a graduate of Murray Vocational School. He was a member of Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion and the Fellowship Society.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Carnes Mathewes; two sons, the Rev. Robert G. Mathewes-Green of Baltimore and Thomas L. Mathewes of Charleston; a daughter, Catherine M. Coleman of Charleston; two sisters, Mae Ferillo of Charleston and Elizabeth DePietro of Seminole, Fla.; and seven grandchildren.
[dated Saturday, July 11, 1998]
DONALD W. WILSON
VANCE - Donald Walter Wilson, 77, died June 12 in a Gainesville, Fla., nursing home. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. today in First Baptist Church in Eutawville. Burial will be private, according to Avinger Funeral Home of Holly Hill.
Mr. Wilson was born in Marysville, Mo. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Eutawville.
Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Mae Wilson; a son, George W. Wilson of San Diego; a stepdaughter, Donna Prior of Goose Creek; a stepson, Jeremiah Beasley of Savannah; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
[dated Saturday, July 11, 1998]
LEILA LONG
LATTA - Leila Long, 86, a retired librarian, died Thursday in a Dillon hospital. The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Kannaday's Funeral Home. Burial will be in Magnolia cemetery.
Mrs. Long was born in Oak Grove, a daughter of Arthur G. Lundy and Gertrude Coates Lundy. She was a member of Latta Southern Methodist Church and the widow of Ernest A. Long.
Surviving are a sister, Edith Nolan of Blenheim, and two grandsons.
[dated Saturday, July 11, 1998]
JAMES M. HILLS
GEORGETOWN - James Morrison Hills, 86, founder of Hills Auto Parts and founding partner of The Boat Shed, died Thursday in his residence. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Georgetown Presbyterian Church. Burial, directed by Mayer Funeral Home, will be in New Wappetaw Presbyterian cemetery in McClellanville.
Mr. Hills was born in McClellanville, a son of John T. Hills and Susan E. Morrison Hills. He was a graduate of McClellanville High School and attended the University of South Carolina. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Winyah Indigo Society. He was an elder and deacon at Georgetown Presbyterian Church. He was the widower of Mary Adams Hills.
Surviving are two sons, James M. Hills Jr. of Georgetown and Joseph A. Hills of Nashville, Tenn.; and four grandchildren.
[dated Saturday, July 11, 1998]
JEFFREY FAIRCHILD
GEORGETOWN - Jeffrey Fairchild, 38, an employee with American Residential Services of Myrtle Beach, died Friday in his residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Graham Funeral Home.
[dated Saturday, July 11, 1998]
DOLLY B. COCHRAN
MANNING - Dolly Briggs Cochran, 89, died Wednesday in a Columbia hospital. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Trinity AME Church. Burial, directed by Fleming and Delaine Funeral Home, will be in Liberty Hill AME Church cemetery in Summerton.
Mrs. Cochran was born in Summerton, a daughter of Johnny Briggs and Rachel Brailsford Briggs. She was a member of the YWCA and the NAACP. She was an active member of Trinity AME Church and the widow of Willie Cochran.
Surviving are two sisters, Harriet B. Walker of Florida and Ruth B. Walker of Bronx, N.Y.
[dated Saturday, July 11, 1998]
WALTER ACKERMAN Jr.
ISLANDTON - Paul Walter Ackerman Jr., 74, a retired director of Palmetto Rural Telephone, died Friday in a Walterboro hospital. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Lodge United Methodist Church. Burial, directed by Herndon and Sons Funeral Home of Walterboro, will be Ashton cemetery in Lodge.
Mr. Ackerman was born in Colleton County, a son of Paul W. Ackerman and Irene Wilkes Ackerman. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was co-owner of A and P Construction Company. He was an active member of Lodge United Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Eulalie Jones Ackerman; a son, Wayne Ackerman of Islandton; a brother, Donald Ackerman of Frisco City, Ala.; a sister, Elizabeth Grimsley of Charleston; and two grandchildren.
[dated Saturday, July 11, 1998]
ERNESTINE H. BOONE
ROWESVILLE - Ernestine Hughes Boone, 71, died Thursday in an Orangeburg hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today in New Hope cemetery. Burial will be directed by Ott Funeral Home of Branchville.
Mrs. Boone was born in Rowesville, a daughter of R.W. Hughes and Lillie Dukes Hughes. She was the widow of James L. Boone.
Surviving are two brothers, Robert W. Hughes of Reevesville and Norman R. Hughes of Rowesville.
[dated Saturday, July 11, 1998]
VERNA B. GARNER
SUMMERVILLE - Verna Bell Garner, 84, a former pro shop manager with George Miler Country Club, died Thursday in a Charleston hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Parks Funeral Home. Burial will be in Summerville cemetery.
Mrs. Garner was born in Colquitt, Ga., a daughter of Brady Allegood and Ollie Allegood. She graduated from Moultrie Business College. She was Baptist. She was the widow of Clarence M. Garner.
Surviving are a daughter, Barbara Blanton of Summerville; a sister, Bobbie F. Doss of Greenville, Miss.; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
[dated Friday, July 10, 1998]
DOROTHY GREEN
Dorothy Green, 79, of Charleston died Monday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Olive Branch AME Church in Mount Pleasant. Burial, directed by Smith Funeral Home, will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Green was born in Charleston, a daughter of Jessie Weston and Cecelia Weston. She attended Charleston County schools. She was a member of Olive Branch AME Church and was the widow of Richard Green.
Surviving are a daughter, Helen Gee of Brooklyn, N.Y.; a son, James Steed of Mount Pleasant; a brother, Oliver Burns of Mount Pleasant; two sisters, Victoria Gethers and Virginia Anderson, both of Charleston; several grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
[dated Friday, July 10, 1998]
